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In this course, students build on and further develop assessment, care-planning, communication, and leadership skills in the context of caring for childbearing families. The focal learning context is the inpatient labor and delivery and postpartum settings, however the course addresses related issues such as family planning and abortion care. All topics are considered in the context of the Universal Rights of Respectful Maternity Care. Students have the opportunity to examine the gap between evidence-based and current obstetric and neonatal nursing care norms and explore strategies for translation of evidence and effective inter-professional team communication. This course raises questions about and opportunities to impact issues of quality and safety, ethical practice, patient advocacy, and social determinants of health. Students are encouraged to put discussions into a broader social and geographic context and appreciate how these challenges and potential solutions vary across settings. 112 clinical hours. Prerequisites: NR.120.501-120.516